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19 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1886
Page
1
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Enmity toward the civil service commission flares in a Hough Saturday event as Senator Doar’s probe of Senator Jayne’s election stalls. Massachusetts delegates react to GOP targeting, while the Senate debates the oleomargarine bill and the House finishes the fortifications bill. A five story New York building collapses injuring several. fires devastate Ravenswood and St Louis lumber yards. a whaling ship captain faces cruelty charges. notable deaths include Ned Jadson and former State Senator William Knowlton. storms strike Rutland and lightning hits North Billerica. The papallegate brings beretta to Cardinal Taschereau in Quebec.
Gladstone declares resolve to resign and mount strong opposition as coalition plans falter. Lord Hartington rebuffs Salisbury overtures with no clear path to premiership. Reports suggest Duke of Argyll could become premier. A Dublin nationality demonstration occurs while Judge Quinn of New York addresses the crowd. A bloodless duel is reported between General Boulanger and Baron de Lareinty.
Weather remains fair with northerly winds and steady temperature as the Cambridge and Charnel River horse railroads consolidate under new management headed by Colonel Bancroft. Community notes report the Boston Theatre door keeper Willecutt’s funeral, a Chinatown murder case, and a sermon on Unitarianism, alongside a mixed local stock market update and bank statements showing gains beyond New York.
A fire sparked by an overheated stove last evening caused 50 dollars in damage at the Park dining room, 27 Eliot street, as Box 53 failed to operate and the alarm was routed to headquarters. John Sullivan and William Callahan are arrested for stealing a horse and harness from Benjamin F. Appleby’s stable at 680 Yorker street, July 17, valued at 1100 dollars and later recovered. The thieves also took a wagon from Patrick Powers at 53 Ward street. Lieutenant James P. Paney, drillmaster of the Boston police, died of consumption Saturday. Herbert Rice of Dyer Taylor & Co broke his leg stopping a runaway horse in Cambridge and was taken home to Charlestown for treatment.
A railroad accident near Putnam Connecticut derailed Frank A. Robbins's circus train. Several wagons were wrecked and a driver named John ia a driver was killed. Robbins values his loss at 1500 dollars. Also noted are embezzlement claims by Samuel K. Gay of Pittsburg pension office who fled to Canada, the death of Hon. William Knowlton in Upton at 77, the accidental death of Henry Bicknell and sister, the Provident Savings Bank cashier Thompson admitting theft of 68504, and Australian cyclist W H Langdon heading to America for the Springfield tournament one mile world championship heat.
The venerable A Bronson Alcott appeared Saturday morning at Hillside Chronel Concord in the School of Philosophy. Rev Dr Cyrus A Bartol led a discourse on Dante's Tropes exploring poetic philosophical and spiritual significance. Attendance was good. no evening session held.
Indications show Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with generally fair weather and steady temperatures. Eastern New York and Pennsylvania expect local rains then fair weather with steady temps and variable northerly winds. The District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia should see fair weather with variable winds. The Carolinas Georgia and eastern Florida have fair skies with some coastal rains and steady temperatures, while western Florida Alabama and Mississippi remain fair with coastal showers and northerly winds.
Boston weather data from the U S Weather Office shows fair to cloudy conditions throughout the day with mean daily temperature 72.0 and a maximum of 81.0. Barometer 29.80 inches, mean humidity 76.6 percent, and precipitation recorded as 0.00 inches.
Yesterday's meteorological record lists observations at multiple stations including Portland Me Boston New London and New York with conditions ranging from clear and fair to cloudy and foggy. Readings show temperatures around the high 20s to low 30s and wind directions varying, with several sites reporting calm or light breezes and precipitation absent in most cases.
In Washington on July 18, the House debated printing 26 000 copies of the civil service commission report. Randall pressed for details, and a party-line division ensued with Bennett and Breckinridge clashing over the outcome. The report, a 123 page pamphlet, would cost little to reprint.
Informal cabinet meeting on Saturday reviewed home rule for Ireland and a vote of the Commons. Gladstone declared immediate resignation and will conduct a strong opposition. Harcourt and Dalrymple supported hard line. Argyll circle offered premiership but now withdrawn. Duke of Argyll likely to be viceroy of Ireland with Stanhope as chief secretary.
Deputy Collector Fiske defends the Boston Civil Service Examiners as resigning after three years citing arduous work and desire to let national commissioners appoint a new board. He denies rumors of paper theft or favoritism noting exams were blind and securely stored. He welcomes a full investigation and worries only about the civil service commission’s visit.
Beverly Yacht Club opens a season with scheduled races off Monument Beach and Swampscott, signaling a potential 300 yacht entry for a September regatta. America undergoes major sail and ballast changes. Mayflower tightens her rig. Union of Cambridge and Charles River roads to form a new consolidated line under Colonel Bancroft with planned operations and stockholder meetings this summer.
A brutal murder at 585 Shawmut Avenue is described in detail with Wong Kong found savagely slain in his Chinatown laundry. A barber nearby recalls seeing two Mongolians drinking and laughing earlier, while police investigate possible ties to Chinese secret orders and a local political roundup follows in the same edition.
Washington July 18 Special Senate mood favors blocking Hoar’s plan for a partisan Ohio committee to hear arguments on Payne election. Majority lines tighten if five Republicans switch sides. Teller Evarts Logan oppose. Ingalls Plumb Hale likely against. Riddieberger’s vote uncertain. GOP fears a vote is only to trap fellow Republicans.
President nominates S. Davis Page a Philadelphia sub treasurer replacement. Page, a 50 year old lawyer and former city council member, enjoys cross party respect per Judge Kelley. Eyster faced opposition from bankers and Republicans for prior appointment. Page is a Democrat active in local affairs but not unequally partisan.
A three member House panel scheduled evenings this week for the post office and commerce committees with a proposal for additional time for public building schemes. Some fear passing many bills for new post offices and custom houses where not needed. Observers note a possible Senate adjournment by August 5.
Washington briefing notes Senator Morrill will depart for home tomorrow and not return until Congress convenes in December. Alfred Nickerson of Boston is at the Riggs. Dawes and Governor Long helped set the Boston sub-treasurer salary at 5000 dollars. Wilkins of Ohio predicts Democrats could win seven to ten of twenty one districts after redistricting. Major McKinley returns from a strong Republican district, and Warner will be left at home. Wilkins says Blaine is more popular in Ohio than Sherman.
The oleomargarine bill faces further Senate debate with a final action hoped for tomorrow night. Payen case reports due Tuesday with potential party-led voting. Debates on sundry civil appropriation and other bills loom, while adjournment planning and rule suspensions shape the week’s political maneuvering.
In Two Houses Washington July 17 Mr Dawes submitted a report urging passage of the bill granting right of way through northern Montana to railroads over the region.
Marblehead July 18 Special Schooner yacht America owned by General B F Butler and General Paine s Mayflower raced in light southeast breeze The Mayflower led at start but America gained and held the lead into Marblehead harbor at 5 10 p m Spectators packed Neck points as both yachts showed speed and good rigging They will sail for Boston tomorrow fishermen predict a close rub with Puritan
At the Haymarket case in Chicago July 18 the examination of informers continued. Witness Waller described a violent crowd dispersal and a gunman on a wagon who fired at Ward and Banfield as a bomb exploded, marking the first evidence that a defendant directly attempted murder.
Boston alderman Patrick James Maguire of Maguire and Sullivan tailors at 243 Washington street accuses James Stevens known as Doc Ward of stealing 105 dollars after a Friday night ride. Stevens, found with 80 dollars claimed Maguire gave it as a token of friendship. Stevens held on $1000 for trial. Maguire to prosecute in New York court.
A fifty year old five story brick building at 176 South Street and 126 Roosevelt Street collapsed after a street wall gave way. The event caused debris to crash into the street, injuring three men nearby. M T Sweezy Sons owned both structures housing a stock of flour barrels stacked high, with suspected rotten timbers contributing to the failure.
The Boss Barbers met yesterday at 465 Washington Street with about seventy five members to act on Sunday closing. E Baxter presided. A three member committee was named to handle cases of B Verne and W Hogarty for keeping shops open on Sunday. Forty new members were admitted. Knights of Labor Assembly No 4936 met at Codman Hall with Remley S Seidlinger as master workman. About 250 attended as ten master workmen spoke on trade welfare and support against Sunday opening. Delegates were elected to the Worcester district convention.
Interment for Andrew J. Willcutt held at Forest Hills following a large service at Church of Our Father Broadway South Boston. The Gate Temple Lodge F and A M led the rites with Rev J H Rhoades of Barre VT delivering the eulogy. Mendelssohn quartet provided music. pallbearers named.
Nationalist demonstration in Dublin at Maraghan followed the poll result. Judge Quinn of New York said Puritan descendants pledged support with money and voice if the Irish pursued home rule within constitutional limits.
Paris reports a morning pistol duel between General Boulanger and Baron de Lareinty near Mendon, five miles west of Paris. Both fired and missed. Boulanger fired in the air after a miss. They shook hands, received ovations, and cabinet members visited to congratulate him.
The Polynesian brought Monsignor O'Brien from Rome to Quebec, bearing the beretta for Cardinal Taschereau. He celebrated mass at Notre Dame de Levis parish, then proceeded to the Champlain Market area where about 10,000 people cheered him. He was presented to the Mayor and leading citizens before a procession to the cardinal’s residence.
A June 17 consular inquiry into alleged cruelties aboard the bark Petrel led to sending Captain Reed and the first and second officers, plus five witnesses, to America for legal handling. Consular agent Stephenson cabled owners to dispatch replacement officers as the vessel nears New Zealand with 850 barrels of oil. The owner says no prior warning was received.
During a July thunderstorm the residence of Mr. James Stott in North Billerica was struck by lightning. While dressing in an upper room he was killed instantly as the electric current tore his left leg from his body. A prominent local figure, he was 25, survived by a widow and one child. He was nephew to James Stott, superintendent of the Talbot mills at Worth Billerica.
In Rutland Vermont a lightning bolt consumed Mrs. John Cain’s stable and damaged an East Street tenement owned by Peter Fagan. A barn belonging to Henry Webb near Clarendon burned with hay. Fairhaven saw Hamilton Wescott’s barn and hay destroyed. Bethel Maine reported Mrs. John Kendall’s dwelling struck and burned. In Epping New Hampshire a George H. Miller barn fire scorched two barns, hay, a horse, and a son. losses reach around two thousand dollars with insurance indicated.
Fire at the New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company plant in Ravenswood caused between 60 000 and 70 000 dollars in damage. The kilns and contents survived, boilers and engines lightly insured, 180 workers laid off. Fireman Michael Riquer was critically injured by a falling wall.
A fire at Knapp Stout & Co. lumber yards in St. Louis caused about 400000 dollars in damage. The blaze devoured 25 million feet of lumber across 35 acres, with insurance estimated at 275000 dollars.
In Lowell on July 18 Rev. George W. Bicknell announced he would not accept the Malden First Universalist Church call after seven years as pastor here. Parishioners and a church meeting last Sunday approved his decision to stay.
A fragmentary line notes the phrase here s Pretty Mess The result of trying to waek without Pearline hints at a humorous old time reference to laundry or cleaning liquid. The item suggests a cautionary or satirical note about domestic routines.
Boston merchants oppose the current European mail system saying direct Boston mailings miss a full mail and are held in New York. They compare voyage times of the Boson and New York sailings, arguing Boston Thursday mail could reach Liverpool faster, urging a full direct mail for Europe from Boston.
Bar Harbor Me July 18 All yachts except the Electra wait for clearing fog to sail The Stranger Latena Wanderer Vandal Tioga Thetis Sylvia Dreadnaught Mohican head to Boston Electra will sail Monday or Tuesday to the Isle of Shoals Martha's Vineyard Newport for the New York Yacht Club cruise on Aug 4 Captains owners and guests ashore amid thick fog and a church service page notes continued leisure aboard the harbor and islands
Professor Butts spoke at the Metaphysical Union on 60 West Newton Street arguing that political economy should govern labor law. He urged love justice and honor as the path to success, warned that labor and capital start unequal, and urged trade unions for mutual benefit within a just framework. He claimed ignorance of metaphysical laws fuels labor capitalist discord and ended with a reading of The Tramp a satirical poem challenging Spencer.
On Saturday evening at J. Augustus Barrett’s Melrose residence the marriage of S Osmond Richardson Jr of Wakefield to Miss Jennie Barrett was celebrated. Guests were close relatives. Rev. Dr. Eddy officiated. The couple left for the White Mountains and will reside at the Waverly Motel Charlestown.
In Washington on July 18 special report, Massachusetts lawmakers react to the Boston Friday State committee meeting. Senator Dawes claims votes for him were unsolicited, Governor Long says he had no prior knowledge, while Senator Hoar decries old precedent. Bates is pressed by Worcester supporters, and Congressman Rockwell denies any bid for resolutions chair.
Boston papers report Henry Cabot Lodge selected as presiding officer of the Republican State committee, over Senator Dawes, with analysis noting the choice signals party dynamics and potential impact on next year’s senatorial race. The selection suggests Dawes’s bid for the seat may face headwinds and hints at Long’s favored status by some supporters.
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